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Laydeez do comics is the first UK graphic novel forum led by women. Its focus is on comics work based on life narrative and the drama of the everyday. Our mission is to put the yonics into comics. LDC was launched in July 2009 by Nicola Streeten and Sarah Lightman.

Streeten and Lightman shared an interest in comics and graphic novels that were not about superheroes but were focused on the domestic and autobiographical. They felt that they couldn’t be alone and they were right! LDC now has a worldwide presence with meetings held in San Francisco, New York, Toronto, as well as closer to home in Birmingham, Leeds and Bristol. Artists, academics, publishers and fans from around the world are invited to speak at LDC. The evenings are a platform for people to test new works and ideas, where emerging artists present their work alongside more established practitioners, in an inspiring and friendly atmosphere. Everyone is welcome, including those with no knowledge of comics and those already immersed. Home-baked cakes are served too!

LDC is a voluntary unincorated organisation. In 2018 with support from Arts Council England and crowdfunding, LDC launched the first women-only prize for graphic novels in progress. LDC activity is now expanding to offer professional development and a new strand of yonic-based entertainment with comedy comics.

LDC London meetings are currently run by Rachael Ball, Wallis Eates, Sarah Lightman, Nicola StreetenLDC UK meetings also take place in Leeds, Birmingham and Bristol

LONDON ORGANISERS

Dr Nicola Streetenis anthropologist-turned-illustrator and author of Billy, Me & You (Myriad Editions, 2011) the first long-form graphic memoir by a British woman to be published. Nicola co-founded the international forum Laydeez do Comics in 2009 which in 2018 launched the first women’s prize for graphic novels, UK. Her PhD from the University of Sussex is A Cultural History of Feminist Cartoons and Comics in Britain from 1970 to 2010, with a focus on the use of humour. She co-edited The Inking Woman(Myriad Editions, 2018) a picture-led celebration of the work of over 100 named British women artists spanning 250 years.www.streetenillustration.com

Rachael BallHer first graphic novel 'The Inflatable Woman' published by Bloomsbury 2015 was listed as one of the Guardian's Best Graphic Novels for 2015 and one of Paul Gravett's Top 10. “Read it. Inspiring. Poignant. Wonderfully unconventional” – Sunday Telegraph. Her work has also appeared in the cult comic Deadline and The Graphic Canon of Childrens Literature. Her work can be seen at the House of IIlustration's Comixatrix exhibition and at the Cartoon Museum's Great British Graphic Novel exhibition.

Her second graphic novel 'Wolf' was published in October 2018 by SelfMadeHero and is already receiving great reviews.

She also teaches masterclasss and workshops at the House of illustration on how to write and develop your own graphic novels.

Wallis Eatesis a comics artist currently working on her graphic memoir, Mumoirs, that was shortlisted for the Myriad Editions First Graphic Novel Competition 2014. She also has two series of zines in print that explore her own and other peoples’ memories. Wallis works as an art workshop leader for all age groups and is involved in various community projects that use comics to bring people together. See examples of her work at http://walliseates.tumblr.com/

To find out more about LDC and to hear podcasts and read the blogs of previous meetings, please see our website.